Common name of Ambassis gymnocephalus
 
Common name Pangkah
Language Malay
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Indonesia
Locality
Ref. Schuster, W.H. and R. Djajadiredja, 1952
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks Pangkah = to throw a top, to whip, to beat ; also ' a cross sign on forehead to deter an evil spirit' (Ref. 27977); "Pangkah" (for 'to throw a top, to whip') is an archaic word
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